A worker died after accidentally falling into a vat of boiling sugar at a factory after reportedly becoming dizzy and losing his balance.
Danish, 25, had been working at a jaggery plant in Maharashtra, India, for around four months after travelling from Uttar Pradesh with 15 other men in search of work.
He was reportedly trying to earn money to help his family repay a debt of INR 70,000 (£539).
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Horrifying CCTV footage captured the moment Danish fell into a large open vat of boiling jaggery on Friday (21 August), as reported by Need To Know.
He can be seen standing near the edge of the vessel before appearing to become dizzy and suddenly losing his balance.
Danish then plunges into the scalding liquid and can be heard desperately crying out for help as his horrified colleagues rush towards him.
Workers initially tried to pull him free using large ladles but were unable to get him out.
Several colleagues then moved closer to the vat and managed to drag him to safety despite the extreme heat.
Danish had been trapped in the boiling jaggery for almost a minute.
Footage shows workers laying him on the ground away from the vat and calling for water as he screams in agony.
He suffered catastrophic burns and was rushed to hospital but tragically died during treatment.
Jaggery, commonly used in Indian cooking, is a traditional unrefined sugar made by boiling sugarcane juice until it thickens into a sticky, caramel-coloured mass.
Danish was from Mudi village in the Isanagar area of Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.
He had been married for two years and left behind his wife and their two-month-old son, as well as his parents, elder brother and sister.
His elder brother, Guddu, was reportedly responsible for the debt Danish had travelled to Maharashtra to help repay.
Following the tragedy, Maharashtra Police carried out a post-mortem examination before Danish’s body was transported back to his home village.
Shamsher Bahadur Singh, a senior local police officer in Lakhimpur Kheri district, said: “No written complaint has been received against anyone in the matter so far.”
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